Ji-yong Lee is an Assistant Professor of the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, Korea National Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr. LEE previously taught both undergraduate and graduate level courses at the State University of New York (U.S.A), Fudan University (PRC), and Konkuk University (South Korea). Dr. LEE received his doctorate from the Department of Political Science, Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, the State University of New York (Albany). He specializes in China’s politics and foreign policy, as well as Sino-North Korean relations and North Korea.